CAS350H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Fan Art
Document Summary
The milk tea alliance: how thailand, taiwan, and hong kong are supporting each other"s fight for democracy. Led by young netizens, the movement began with a tweet of a thai actor characterizing hong kong as a country. Chinese netizens went after his girlfriend, who claimed she is a taiwanese, not chinese, girl. Hong kong joined the movement in support of thais, with joshua wong who was blacklisted and detained by thai authorities tweeting in support of thailand. Demonstrates the reach of digital diplomacy, three nations sharing a passion for milk tea and protest against china taken on a prof-democracy voice, as evidenced by joshua wong"s involvement.
